China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit

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China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit

Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the collective history of the United States, Japan and the Philippines. But when the leaders of the three countries sit down at the White House on Thursday, a key topic will

China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit

Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the collective history of the United States, Japan and the Philippines. But when the leaders of the three countries sit down at the White House on Thursday, a key topic will be a much more present-day worry that binds their relationship – a common concern over China. “The perce…